Devamany S. Krishnasamy
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Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Devamany S. Krishnasamy |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Cameron Highlands, Pahang |
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In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | G. Palanivel |
| Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker | |
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In office 28 June 2013 – 30 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | R. Ganesan |
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10 September 1957 Semanggol, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | MIC |
| Other political affiliations |
Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Saraswathi |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Perak State Assembly Speaker / Politician |
Dato' Seri Devamany s/o. S. Krishnasamy (born 10 September 1957) or also known as S.K. Devamany is a Malaysian politician and currently the Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker. He previously served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department under the Barisan Nasional government of Prime Minister while being member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Cameron Highlands constituency in Pahang.
Devamany was born in Semanggol, Perak and received his early education at King Edward VII School in Taiping. In 1978, he qualified as a teacher from the Special Education Teachers' Institute in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. He then furthered his studies and graduated with a degree in Malay Literature from University Malaya in 1982.
Devamany is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a BN ruling coalition component and its current Deputy President after won the party re-election in 2015 when ROS nullified the 1 December 2013 party's earlier election in which he failed to retain the Vice-President position he previously held since 2009. Devamany was picked to be the treasurer general of MIC replacing Tan Sri Mahalingam in 2008.
Devamany was first elected to the Parliament of Malaysia in the 2004 election for the seat of Cameron Highlands, Pahang. He held his seat in the 2008 election despite widespread losses by the MIC, leaving him as one of only three MIC members of the Dewan Rakyat. After the 2008 election, Devamany was appointed a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.
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